What to do with a Zone 5 Flexor Tendon Repair

Описание: Learn how to use the early active motion protocol for flexor tendon repairs referred on time, and discover how to get the best possible results for late referrals.

In this webinar, Isabel Mischke explains key concepts of flexor tendon rehabilitation. She shows how to use the early active motion protocol through the phases of tendon healing. She explains how to find the balance between minimizing adhesions and preventing tendon rupture. She provides guidance on what to do when other structures, such as wrist flexor tendons and nerves, are also injured.

The second presenter, Hannarie le Roux, provides us with hope and confidence for approaching ‘old’ flexor tendon injuries that have been referred late after repair. She shows us that we do not need to panic, and explains how to work with what the patient has and progress slowly and systematically. She gives many practical tips and activity ideas to help us get our patients using their hands functionally again.

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00:00 Introduction
02:30 PRESENTATION: How to treat the patient who is referred on time
04:33 The building blocks of treating flexor tendon repairs
08:49 Protocol overview and reasons to use early active motion
10:59 Splinting for zone 5
12:03 Exercises through the weeks
17:23 Scar management
19:48 Dealing with nerve involvement
21:03 Adjusting the protocol according to the patient’s progress
22:27 Case example
28:05 PRESENTATION: How to treat the patient who is referred late
30:30 Early active motion in a low resource setting
32:30 Late referrals – don’t panic!
38:21 Where are we now?
45:40 Goals of therapy
47:34 What to do next?
52:51 Splinting and casting
61:21 Simple and easy functional activities
63:14 Other considerations
66:41 CLOSURE

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